stem in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for stem in the English»French Dictionary

I.stem [Brit stɛm, Am stɛm] N

1. stem:

stem (of flower, leaf)

tige f

stem (of fruit)

queue f

2. stem:

stem (of glass, vase)

pied m

stem (of feather, pipe)

tuyau m

stem (of letter, note)

queue f

3. stem LING:

stem

radical m

4. stem (of ship):

stem

étrave f

from stem to stern

de la poupe à la proue

II.stem <pres part stemming; pret, pp stemmed> [Brit stɛm, Am stɛm] VB trans

1. stem (restrain):

stem bleeding, flow

arrêter

stem fig advance, tide, increase, inflation

enrayer

stem protest

contenir

2. stem NAUT ship:

stem tide

avancer contre

3. stem FOOD:

stem fruit

équeuter

III.stem <pres part stemming; pret, pp stemmed> [Brit stɛm, Am stɛm] VB intr

1. stem:

to stem from (originate from)

provenir de

2. stem (in skiing):

stem

faire un (virage) stem

stem-winder N

stem-winder

montre f à remontoir

stem cell [Brit, Am ˈstɛm ˌsɛl] N BIOL

stem cell

cellule f mère

stem cell

cellule f souche

stem cell cell research

la recherche sur les cellules souches

stem stitch N

stem stitch

point m de tige

stem ginger N FOOD

stem ginger

gingembre m confit

stem turn N (in skiing)

stem turn

stem m

stem turn

virage m stem

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woody plant, stem

ligneux/-euse

hairy BOT stem, roots

villeux/-euse

Translations for stem in the French»English Dictionary

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étrave

stem

équeuter cerise

to stem Am

équeuter fraise

to stem Am

stem in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for stem in the English»French Dictionary

I.stem [stem] N

1. stem (of plant):

stem flower

tige f

stem leaf

queue f

2. stem (of wineglass):

stem

pied m

3. stem (of word):

stem

radical m

4. stem (ship's prow):

stem

proue f

from stem to stern

de bout en bout

5. stem (of watch):

stem

remontoir m

II.stem <-mm-> [stem] VB trans

stem

contenir

III.stem <-mm-> [stem] VB intr

to stem back to sth

provenir de qc

Translations for stem in the French»English Dictionary

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étrave

stem

sarment

climbing stem

tige d'une fleur, feuille

stem

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The petiole is twisted at the base so that it is almost parallel with the stem.

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There may also be a few smaller leaves along the stem.

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The stems are squared and may branch near the top.

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The stems are 15 to 30 cm long, mostly unbranched.

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These are formed by adding the suffix -chan to a stem.

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They may be attached to the stem or free.

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Stems are stiff, erect, up to 30 tall.

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Many new social trends stemmed from that festival.

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Stems are heavy syllables, whereas affixes tend to be light.

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It has an upright stem that is branched into three or four sides.

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